Answer:
Plant cell A has lower water potential than cell B. True
Plant cell B is isotonic to the fluid in the beaker. True
Plant cell B's water potential increased due to an increase in solutes inside the cell. False
Plant cell B is at equilibrium with the fluid in the beaker. True
Plant cell A has higher water potential than cell B. False
Plant cell A is at equilibrium with the fluid in beaker. False
Explanation:
Plant cell A has lower water potential than cell B. True
This statement is true because the water potential of A is -2 bars while that of B is zero bars.
Plant cell B is isotonic to the fluid in the beaker. = True
Isotonic solutions have equal water potential. Since the water potential of distilled water is zero and that of plant cell B is zero as well, plant cell B is isotonic to the fluid in the beaker.
Plant cell B's water potential increased due to an increase in solutes inside the cell = False.
An increase in solute inside the cell doe not increase water potential but rather reduces it.
Plant cell B is at equilibrium with the fluid in the beaker. = True
Plant cell B is at equilibrium with the fluid in the beaker because its water potential is zero since the negative solute potential is counterbalanced by the positive pressure potential.
Plant cell A has higher water potential than cell B = False.
Plant cell A has a lower water potential of -2 bars while plant cell B has a higher water potential of zero.
Plant cell A is at equilibrium with the fluid in beaker. = False.
Plant cell A is not at equilibrium with the fluid in the beaker, rather due to its negative water potential, water will move into the cell.
